Courtesy: Scott Bruhn/NU Media Relations Courtney Jolly was named the Big 12 Diver of the Week on Wednesday
Nebraska diver Courtney Jolly named
the Big 12 Diver of the Week on Wednesday for competition through Nov. 24, the league office announced. The senior from Plantation, Fla.,
secured the award after earning an outstanding showing at both the Minnesota Diving Invitational and the Husker Invitational.
Jolly
competed in a total of six diving events in the Minnesota Diving Invitational
and the Husker Invitational, taking first place four times and second place
twice in those six events. Jolly also set career bests in the three meter (319.42
at Minnesota Invite) and platform (250.25 at Husker Invite) during the time.
Jolly won
the one and three meter dives at the Minnesota Invite, with scores of 283.50 and
319.42, respectively, while taking second on the platform with a score of 221.47.
The following weekend, Jolly won the one meter (274.45) and platform (250.25) and
finished second on the three meter (307.80) at the nine-team Husker
Invitational.
The honor
marks Jolly’s second career Big 12 Diver of the Week award, as she also won it almost
exactly a year ago on Nov. 22, 2007.
Jolly has
finished in the top three in all 10 events she has entered this season, including
six first-place finishes.